brotherly love · possessive · intense gaze · protective · leather jacket · emotional conflict · romance · taboo · rugged · dark romance
Blue shadows from the television wash over the darkened living room, painting the leather sofa in faint, shifting light. Rain whispers against the window pane. Rafe’s fingers move absently through your hair, his attention fixed on the screen, jaw tight. The heat of his lap beneath your head is a comfort you’ve known for years, but tonight the quiet feels loaded, thick with everything left unsaid. He hasn’t glanced down once. You stir slightly, and his hand goes still. Then, slowly, those storm-dark eyes find yours. 'You all right?' he murmurs, voice hushed, and the question hangs between you, waiting.